Background: Legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide has been heavily
debated in many countries. To help inform this debate, we describe the practices of …

In Belgium and the Netherlands, consultation of a second independent physician by the
attending physician is mandatory in euthanasia cases. In both countries, specialized …

Research is beginning to show differences between end-of-life care in metropolitan and non-
metropolitan areas. Using population-based post-mortem surveys this article compares …

Ce livre présente une réflexion sur l'essor actuel du mouvement pour la mort volontaire. Plus
précisément, l'ouvrage propose une généalogie de ce mouvement qui s' est accentué au …

Le Québec a adopté la Loi concernant les soins de fin de vie en juin 2014. Cette loi est en
vigueur depuis décembre 2015. La loi rappelle l'importance de développer les soins …

Humans are free by nature. They enjoy right to self-preservation given the notion that
humans themselves are the owners of their lives. This ownership of life bestows the right to …

This project focuses on assisted-dying policy in Canada; assisted-dying was legalized in
February 2015 as per the Carter v. Canada (Attorney General)(2015) ruling, because the …

Abstract In February 2015, the Supreme Court struck down Canada's prohibition of
physician-assisted suicide (PAS). Not only did the Carter decisions mark a historic point in …

Introduction Legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide is heavily debated in
many countries. Empirical evidence from Belgium, where euthanasia is legal, can help to …

Dr. Bouzayen, in her recent editorial calling for public funding of in vitro fertilization (IVF), 1
makes a convincing argument that the current high cost of IVF acts as an incentive for …